To better diagnose your problem, and try to isolate the cause of the problem, please download and install an alternative browser. Then try downloading or running something to see if it works. If it does, then it will be safe to say that it is an IE8 issue, and we can go from there. I recommend firefox, but there is also Opera, Safari, and several other good browsers. You might even find you like these alternative browsers better than IE. I know I sure do

Are you using any type of firewall? If so, try disabling it, and then try downloading again. Also, check the download path. In firefox you can do this by going to the top toolbar and clicking tools --> options -->In the dialog box you'll see Downloads, and under that you'll be able to see an option that says: save to, and a browse button. What directory is it saving the documents to?

the only thing that i am using is windows defender and AVG free...and I have tried disabling both of them...still nothing...I have also ran virus scans, and it is coming up with nothing. I am really confused...lol

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